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Job description
Social Worker- Primary Care Mental Health Integration Care Manager
The Social Worker- Primary Care Mental Health Integration Care Manager will work within the Primary Care Mental Health Integration (PCMHI) Team to assist in the delivery of evidence-based care for primary care patients identified with a variety of emotional and psychiatric problems including depression, anxiety disorders, and alcohol misuse. The Care Manager will be responsible for monitoring patients, providing education and support, influencing adherence to guidelines by providing "on-time, on-target" information to primary care physicians, and collaboratively making appropriate care decisions.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Complete structured diagnostic and clinical assessments for participants.
Review assessments completed by others, and obtains missing information from providers, patients, and medical records.
Have or develop a thorough working knowledge of the federal electronic health record (FEHR).
Contact patients through written correspondence, video visits, and telephone calls and conducts follow-up interviews.
Create and maintains forms, surveys, instruments, and materials for proper coordination of the different treatment modalities available from PCMHI.
Provide psychoeducation and direct advice regarding symptoms of depression, anxiety and alcohol misuse to patients.
Provide social work consultation to Primary Care providers, other Behavioral Health clinicians and team members in the development of individual treatment plans.
Develop community resources and coordinates these resources in the interest of the Veteran and their family.
Assist in the development and implementation of policies and procedures pertinent to the program, including quality assurance and program evaluation activities as required by MIRECC, VACO, Chillicothe VAMC, and Joint Commission.
Participate in committee assignments, as deemed necessary by the PCMHI Team Lead, the Outpatient Division Manager and/or the Social Work Executive.
Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Recruitment/Relocation Incentives (Sign-on Bonus): Not Authorized
Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not Authorized
EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for EDRP, a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific individual eligibility requirements in accordance with VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of your start date. Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after complete review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP Participants are ineligible to apply for the program. Contact for questions/assistance.
Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases. When setting pay, a higher step rate of the appropriate grade may be determined after consideration of higher or unique qualifications or special needs of the VA (Above Minimum Rate of the Grade).
Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year). Selected applicants may qualify for credit toward annual leave accrual, based on prior work experience or military service experience.
Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.
Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Telework: Available at the agency discretion.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 93669-A, 93670-A
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
Worksite address
chillicothe, OH, 45601, US
Who can apply
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